This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at school, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You—yes, you—you’re an artist, even if you don’t know it. Think about it: When you compose a letter or ...

The popularity of journaling and letter writing is a big driver of the resurgence of more elegant writing instruments ...

Fountain pens are the most personal of writing instruments. For a long time, fountain pens were the only type of pen available. When mass-produced ballpoint pens came along, however, most people opted ...

It’s totally tempting to use a fountain pen. These throwback writing utensils carry a promise of a slower time, when people had hours to write — and when the main writing tool wasn’t a $1,000 computer ...

Fellow writers Paul Auster, Tony Kushner and Colm Toibin have likewise sung the praises of the fountain pen for how it best gives vent to their thoughts. Because a nib gradually moulds to its owner’s ...

FOND DU LAC - You know that old fountain pen in the back of the desk drawer? The one behind the box of paper clips and Swingline stapler? Don’t throw it away. Old fountain pens have value, and new ...